diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c
index d1b8650cb4b4..f442b874bb59 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c
@@ -5016,7 +5016,7 @@ static int mvpp2_bm_switch_buffers(struct mvpp2 *priv, bool percpu)
 	if (priv->percpu_pools)
 		numbufs = port->nrxqs * 2;
 
-	if (change_percpu)
+	if (change_percpu && priv->global_tx_fc)
 		mvpp2_bm_pool_update_priv_fc(priv, false);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < numbufs; i++)
@@ -5041,7 +5041,7 @@ static int mvpp2_bm_switch_buffers(struct mvpp2 *priv, bool percpu)
 			mvpp2_open(port->dev);
 	}
 
-	if (change_percpu)
+	if (change_percpu && priv->global_tx_fc)
 		mvpp2_bm_pool_update_priv_fc(priv, true);
 
 	return 0;